possable swarms in Canyonville, Oregon

Attachment 3069Attachment 3070Just receaved an email about a couple of swarms in canyonville,Oregon not too far from me (about 30 miles)
The post came in on tuesday morning.
I have no experiance in catching swarms and would love to "assist" for one of them. I do have a 9-5 job so it might have to be on the weekend but time is of essence.
for info please contact me at philmoulton@gmail.com

Spoke with owner, am having no luck finding a local "mentor" but if the bees are there (they have bears in the area) I will be saterday morning.
Am I correct that this would be a simple process of reaching in "Yogi" style remove as much of the comb as I can put it in a box or super with most frames out. hope that most of the hive follows the comb if I can get the queen with it.. let the box sit there a while tell the majority of the bees arrive then close it up and relocate into a super at my home?

Cutting the tree further with a chain saw is probably not a good idea. From Photos looks like honey bees and fairly easy access. Also sounds like two small hives..

Thoughts?

What you have here is a bee tree or an established hive, not a swarm. Looks like at least one of them is in a Madrone tree, thats some pretty hard wood. If you can just take the logs home and put a top on them that would be my first choice. You could hopefully catch any swarms that issue from these logs/bee gums in the spring. Or put a hive body on top of the log and wait for the bees to move up into your new home for them. If none of this is possible then do a cutout on the tree once you drop it and split it open with a sledge and some wedges.

How did you do? If they'll let you, I would leave that first hive - in the madrone - alone and trap it out in the spring. The second pic looks like it's been busted open - might just salvage al you can?